Susnot

Enough is enough already.....

I am a huge fan of celebrity gossip. I have a subscription to Us Magazine, I read all the gossip columns online to keep up with what's going on in their lives... not so much because I really believe any of what is reported, but because, it's a form of entertainment for me. Like fantasy baseball is for some men right now. I don't understand their fascination with it, some days I don't really understand my fascination with celebrity gossip... but nontheless for some reason... I really enjoy it.

Is it because I take pleasure in seeing their mistakes or falacies or the difficulties they experience? Not really. Quite frankly when I ask myself seriously about the value added to my life in having read yet anoter piece of smut... I am ashamed of myself for supporting an industry that invades other people's privacy. I wouldn't want people watching my every move or judging me for some superficial thing.

And yet this habit is like my guilty pleasure. I'm not sure why I do it. But I can't seem to resist reading more and more and more.

That having been said. We all have our foibles. Every person, no matter how successful or attractive they may seem, has a weakness. It's part of human nature. The other part of human nature - is to make mistakes or unfollowed through actions.

People are up in arms over Britney Spears's parenting skills. But come on. What parent doesn't feel uncomfortable or unsure about raising their child right without having the world scrutinize them for every single movement you do or do not make? Hell if I knew everyone was watching me like that, I can guarantee I'd probably leave my child outside hanging by a toe or something or make some heinous mistake that would make me feel like I was a totally unfit mother - when I wasn't any different from anyone else who is a first time mother.

The fact of the matter is, in a normal person's life, they might think people will judge them for not being the best mom, but no one knows their mistakes. Whereas Britney... that sort of fear is actually a realistic one.

Honestly, if I were her, I'd probably pull a Michael Jackson and divorce my ner do well husband and whisk my babies off to some other country to live quietly outside of the media and public scrutiny. Just live a nice normal quiet life for a time. Do some song writing and continue to hone my skills. But for the sake of normalcy for my kids, and for the chance to make the parenting mistakes in privacy, I would do it. If Sean is really her religion now. I think that's the best move she could make for herself and her children. It's no one else's business.

But then again. If the only life you know is being in the public eye. And you love it as much as she does. Well. I guess that just isn't going to happen.

I myself will continue to wrestle with my habit of reading gossip columns and my fascination with celebrities for reasons I still don't really understand.

posted by Susnot @ 8:55 AM